Dattu Chandrabhan Kotkar Alias Dattatrey Chandrakant Kotkar And ORS v. The State Of Maharashtra And ANR

55-wp-549-24.doc Digitally signed by DINESH SADANAND SHERLA Date:

2024.03.26 15:40:49 +0500

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY

DINESH SADANAND SHERLA CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO.549 OF 2024 Dattu C. Kotkar alias Dattatrey C. Kotkar & ors.

...Petitioners

Versus

The State of Maharashtra & Anr.

...Respondents

Mr. A.V. Taskar for the Petitioners.

Mr. A.S. Shalgaonkar, APP for the Respondent/State.

CORAM

:

PRAKASH D. NAIK & N. R. BORKAR, JJ.

DATE :

21.03.2024.

PC:- 1.

Learned Advocate for the petitioners submitted that the petitioners are seeking quashing of the FIR registered at the instance of respondent No.2 for the ofence under Sections 498-A, 323, 504 and 506 read with 34 of the IPC. 2.

It is submitted that the parties have settled the dispute. The petition was fled for divorce by mutual consent. The said petition was allowed. The consent terms were fled and as per consent terms, petitioner No.1 has agreed to pay amount of Rs.3,25,000/- and the entire amount has been parted to the complainant.

Dinesh S. Sherla 1/2

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Learned APP submitted that the complainant is present in the Court. She has requested for providing legal aid. She is not consenting for quashing the proceedings.

4.

The High Court Legal Services Authority is requested to appoint Advocate to represent respondent No.2/complainant. 5.

Stand over to 23.04.2024. In the meantime, the proceedings before the trial Court are stayed. (N.R. BORKAR, J.) (PRAKASH D. NAIK, J.) Dinesh S. Sherla 2/2